Paper Title:

Effect of Vertical Electromagnetic Stirring on the Grain Refinement of A356 Aluminum Alloy Inoculated by Al-5Ti-B

Periodical Solid State Phenomena (Volumes 116 - 117)
Main Theme Semi-Solid Processing of Alloys and Composites
Edited by C.G. Kang, S.K. Kim and S.Y. Lee
Pages 344-349
DOI 10.4028/www.scientific.net/SSP.116-117.344
Citation Zhao Yang et al., 2006, Solid State Phenomena, 116-117, 344
Online since October, 2006
Authors Zhao Yang, J.W. Bae, C.G. Kang
Keywords Al5TiB, Electromagnetic Stirring (EMS), Grain Refinement, Semi-Solid Metal Processing
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Abstract

In this paper, the influence of electromagnetic stirring on the grain size of A356 alloy inoculated by Al-5Ti-B was investigated. It is found that when stirring is applied at the same time with Al-5Ti-B, the inoculation effect will be disabled. X-ray determination and SEM observation show that stirring hinders the deposition of TiB2 particles; consequently hinder the formation of TiAl3 particles, which were proved to be the nucleus of primary α aluminum phase. If the stirring time is short, the grain size will be abnormally coarse. This experiment also confirms that the grain refinement of rheocasting is caused by dendrite fracture instead of modified nucleation.